COMPUTER IS SCREWED UP!!!!!

ok, i have a computer that has an annoying virus that no anti virus can seem to remove.....well n e way thats not the problem.....i tried to reformat the hard drive and it gets to the part where i need to choose the partition that i want to modify or delete or whatever.....but it says something like no hard drive found....could someone please give me a push in the right direction......the os that it has right now is windows media center 2005.....the os that i wanna put on there is windows xp pro SP2.....thnx in advance

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Posted on 26-02-08 17:10

GPARTED is a linux tool used to partition hard drives.

I assume that you're using an standard XP CD and not the OEM one that came with your laptop. If you used the OEM you probably wouldn't have to worry about the reinstall as much because it comes with the SATA driver.

I checked online for you that Laptop comes with a Seagate SATA 2.5 HDD.

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ok i tried that GPARTED thingy.....and i cant seem to figure out how to use it....it keeps givin me an error.....n e 1 else have n e ideas...

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Posted on 27-02-08 00:30

Only one: You're fucked.

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Posted on 27-02-08 00:37

Copy files you need to an external HD or CD or DVD. Then google the symptoms or the virus. If it really is a monster virus that no one has been able to stop, you should be able to read about it. If nothing works, nuke your box, reinstall Windows, and get your files back on.

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As I mention earlier, your xp installation disc doesnt have SATA driver. Thats why it doesnt detect your drive. You have to find the driver and then use it either from USB floppy or you can slipstream it to your installation disc.

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Well Flame is correct> I did some checking and the hp pavillion dv5220
Does use a sata driver. Go here:http://h10025.www. . .28&lang=en
Download the driver and burn it to disk or floppy. When windows starts to run set-up, Press F6 to install the sata driver. That link gives really good instructions so I don't think you'll have a problem. Post back if you do.